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COCTEAU, Jean.

Le foyer des artistes.

Paris, Plon, 1947.

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350 €

First edition.
One of the 22 on Hollande, second paper after 16 on Japon.

COCTEAU, Jean.

Poèsies. 1946-1947.

Paris, Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1947.

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750 €

First edition limited to only 50 copies.
One of the 7 on Japon paper.

[CRES, Jean].

La Tradition du livre : collection complète des 6 livres.

Paris, Jean Crès, 1947.

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200 €

Complete series of the collection entitled La Tradition du livre created by Jean Crès in 1947 in homage to the work of his father as a publisher who had printed the famous bibliophile collection of the "Masters of the Book".
Homogeneous copies, all printed on the first paper (Vin de cuve Malacca de Lana) accompanied by the suite of separate engravings, all numbered n°23.
The titles published in this collection are as follows:
- Duhamel, Vie des Martyrs, illustrated by Camille Berg
- Giraudoux, Aventures de Jérôme Bardini, illustrated by Jean-André Canté
- Stendhal, Lamiel, illustrated by Jacques Boullaire
- Mauriac, Genitrix, illustrated by Robert Cami
- Malraux, The Conquerors, illustrated by Jean Delpech
- Vercel, Capitaine Conan, illustrated by Henri Jadoux.

SAINT-EXUPERY, Antoine (de).

Lettre à un Otage.

New York, Brentano's, 1946.

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950 €

Very beautiful binding executed by Jean Paul Miguet (1925-2019) one of the greatest French bookbinders of the 20th century.

DICKENS, Charles || DORE, Gustave.

Cantiques de Noël.

Paris, Editions Textes Prétextes, 1946.

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100 €

Very beautiful illustration of this classic of ancient literature by Gustave Doré

Copy n°1 printed on pure Auvergne rag by hand, accompanied by a suite in black of illustrations on pure vellum and an original watercolor, first paper printed in 21 copies.

CARCO, Francis || DIGNIMONT, André.

Dignimont.

Monte Carlo, André Sauret, 1946.

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250 €

First edition.
Monograph devoted by Francis Carco to the work of his friend André Dignimont.

One of the 385 numbered copies on Vélin de Rives, ours n° 331 containing in frontispiece a lithograph signed and numbered by the artist and theset of the 41 reproductions drawing from the work of Dignimont.

CARCO, Francis || DARAGNES, Jean Gabriel.

Les Jours & les Nuits.

Paris, Textes et Prétextes, 1946.

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100 €

First edition of illustrations.
21 color lithographs by Daragnès including 10 full-page.
One of the 200 copies on Lana paper, ours n°184.

ARAGON, Louis.

La Diane Francaise, poèmes par Aragon avec vingt-cinq lithographies de Valdo Barbey.

Paris, A la Bibliothèque Française, 1946.

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100 €

Edition illustrated by Valdo Barbey.

One the 515 copies on Vélin de Rives paper, ours n°172.

BASTIA, Georges.

Le Zoo des Vedettes.

Monaco, Éditions Héracléïa, [ca. 1946].

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350 €

First edition printed at 450 numbered copies (n° 435), with 30 original lithographs by Georges BASTIA (1904-1980), representing animal caricatures of the stars of the show of the time such as Michel Simon, Fernandel, Marguerite Moreno, Cécile Sorel, Jean-Louis Barrault, Fernand Ledoux, Maurice Chevalier, Raimu, Mistinguett, Edith Piaf, etc.

Presentation copy to to Marc Gilbert Sauvageon, French playwright, screenwriter and director.

GUITRY, Sacha.

Elles et Toi.

Monte-Carlo, Raoul Solar, 1946.

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450 €

First edition.
One of the 300 first copies, signed by the author.
Presentation copy to Marc Gilbert Sauvageon, French playwright, screenwriter and director.

PERET, Benjamin.

Main forte.

Paris, Editions de la Revue Fontaine, 1946.

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50 €

First edition.
Collection of the surrealist poet Benjamin Peret (1899-1959) illustrated by Victor Brauner.

COCTEAU, Jean.

La Crucifixion.

Paris, Paul Morihien, 1946.

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850 €

First edition.
One of the 25 on Chine paper.

GASZTOLD, Carmen Bernos de.

Eparses.

Paris, Chez l'illustrateur, 1946.

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250 €

First edition.
One of 180 numbered exemplar on Rives, our n°LX
First collection of poems published by Carmen Bernos de Gasztold (1919-1995), illustrated by her brother Pierre de Gasztold.
Nice drawing signed with dedication by Pierre de Gasztold.

[COMITE NATIONAL DES ECRIVAINS] MALHERBE, Henry || CLAUDEL, Paul || ARAGON, Louis.

Un Village de France.

Paris, La Bibliothèque française, [1945].

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350 €

First edition.
Presentation copy signed by Aragon to Jacques Faizant.
The National Writers' Committee is an organ of the literary resistance, an emanation of the National Writers' Front, close to the French Communist Party.
Led by Aragon, the committee brings together many great French authors.
This publication in the aftermath of the war aims, through the example of an “ordinary” French village, at the abuses committed by the Nazis. Thus, Plomion in Aisne, where on August 31, 1944 fourteen inhabitants aged 16 to 72 were shot by the SS.
The photos of the victims are accompanied by a text by Henry Malherbe and a poem by Paul Claudel. Amusing send-off from one of the most fervent communist writers to the one who was on the front page of Le Figaro for decades.

LONGUS || TOUCHAGES, Louis.

Daphnis et Chloé.

Paris, Editions du Bélier, 1945.

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600 €

Very beautiful illustration of this classic of ancient literature by Louis Touchages.

Copy n°1 printed on pure Auvergne rag by hand, accompanied by a suite in black of illustrations on pure vellum and an original watercolor, first paper printed in 21 copies.

TOUCHAGUES, Louis || ARNOUX, Alexandre.

Nus. Vingt cuivres gravés par Touchagues.

Paris, Edition du Tertre, [ca. 1945].

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750 €

Copy printed for Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (1909-1985).

GENET, Jean || PICQ, Emile.

Chants secrets.

Lyon, Marc Barbezat, 1945.

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200 €

First edition limited to 400 copies.

STENDHAL.

Le Rouge et le Noir.

Paris, Henri Creuzevault, 1945.

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750 €

Artist's copy signed by illustrator Sylvain Sauvage, is one of 25 copies reserved for collaborators among the 50 including the suite of prints off-print and an original sketch signed by the artist.

Very nice illustration of this classic by Stendhal.

PAULHAN, Jean.

Clef de la Poésie.

Paris, Gallimard NRF, 1944.

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350 €

First edition.
Work by the very influential editor-in-chief of the NRF in which he proposes "to finally identify some method or key, which will allow us to separate the true from the false".

Pasted on the guard is a handwritten letter signed by Jean Paulhan addressed to Aimé Blanc-Dufour.
Aimé Blanc-Dufour had signed an article "Reflections on Jean Paulhan and rhetoric" in September 1946 in Cahiers du sud, Jean Paulhan responded to it on his relationship to rhetoric.
“Secret society, no doubt. And I believe, in this sense also, that Rhéto holds a secret, touching the relationships between language and thought…”.

NERVAL, Gérard de || MOREAU, Luc Albert.

Les Chimères.

Paris, Pour les Amis de Poésie, 1944.

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300 €

First edition of illustrations.
28 lithographs in black by Luc-Albert Moreau (1882-1948) painter and illustrator friend of Colette, Daragnès and Ravel.

One of the 175 copies on Vélin blanc du marais, ours n°75.

TESSONNEAU, Rémy.

Joseph Joubert éducateur d'après des documents inédits (1754-1824).

Paris, Librairie Plon, [v. 1944].

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50 €

Joseph Joubert, a moralist from the beginning of the 19th century, was part of Chateaubriand's circle of friends.

we attach:

JOUBERT, Letters and Thoughts, Paris, Grasset, 1954
360 pages and 4 portrait and 1 facsimile of a letter - Binding similar to the previous one.

ELUARD, Paul.

Poésie et Vérité 1942.

Neuchatel, Editions de la Baconnière, 1943.

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450 €

Second edition.
One of the numbered copies on Vélin (ours n°771).
"Freedom" Eluard's most famous poem, written during the Second World War in reaction to the German occupation:
"On the sand, on the snow
I write your name…"
Presentation copy to Aimé Blanc signed by Eluard.

MERIMEE, Prosper || TRAYNIER, Jean.

Colomba.

Paris, La Tradition, 1942.

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400 €

First edition of the illustrations.

One of the 24 copies with double set of plates and 1 copper matrix, ours n°13.

MARTIN DU GARD, Maurice.

Deux lettres autographes signées.

s.l., s.n., [1941].

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Autograph letter signed by Maurice Martin du Gard (1896-1970), letter to an unknown recipient in which he evokes the release of "My friend Sacha Guitry" therefore in 1941.

attached, a bill to take date.

FARRÈRE, Claude.

Le grand Drame de l'Asie.

Paris, Flammarion, 1938.

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30 €

First edition.
Our copy (n°42 / 73) on Alfa paper.

GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von || COLLOT, André.

Faust - Le Second Faust. Illustré par A. Collot.

Paris, La tradition, [1937-1938].

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800 €

On of the 34 copies on Japon Impérial paper, with an additionnal suite and an original drawing. Our copy contain an second additional drawing.

Translation by Gérard de Nerval, with illustrations by André Collot.

André Collot (1897-1976) was a French illustrator, engraver and painter known for his many illustrations of erotic books. However, by working on the illustration of Goethe's "Faust", he revealed a darker part of his work and succeeded in transcribing all the tragedy of the work of the famous German writer.

LOTI, Pierre.

Ramuntcho.

Paris, Calmann Levy, 1937.

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75 €

Beautiful edition illustrated by Pierre Brissaud.

LANNES, Roger.

Les Voyageurs étrangers.

Paris, GLM, 1937.

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110 €

First edition.
Numbered copy on Hollande Pannekoek (n°9/30) first luxury paper.

LOTI, Pierre.

Les Désenchantées.

Paris, Calmann Levy, 1936.

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75 €

LOTI, Pierre.

Mon frère Yves.

Paris, Calmann Levy, 1936.

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75 €

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Litterature

COCTEAU, Jean.

Le foyer des artistes.

First edition.One of the 22 on Hollande, second paper after 16 on Japon.

COCTEAU, Jean.

Poèsies. 1946-1947.

First edition limited to only 50 copies.One of the 7 on Japon paper.

[CRES, Jean].

La Tradition du livre : collection complète des 6 livres.

SAINT-EXUPERY, Antoine (de).

Lettre à un Otage.

Very beautiful binding executed by Jean Paul Miguet (1925-2019) one of the greatest French bookbinders of the 20th century.

DICKENS, Charles || DORE, Gustave.

Cantiques de Noël.

Very beautiful illustration of this classic of ancient literature by Gustave DoréCopy n°1 printed on pure Auvergne rag by hand, accompanied by a suite in black of illustrations on pure vellum and an original watercolor, first paper printed in 21 copies.

CARCO, Francis || DIGNIMONT, André.

Dignimont.

CARCO, Francis || DARAGNES, Jean Gabriel.

Les Jours & les Nuits.

First edition of illustrations.21 color lithographs by Daragnès including 10 full-page.One of the 200 copies on Lana paper, ours n°184.

ARAGON, Louis.

La Diane Francaise, poèmes par Aragon avec vingt-cinq lithographies de Valdo Barbey.

Edition illustrated by Valdo Barbey.One the 515 copies on Vélin de Rives paper, ours n°172.

BASTIA, Georges.

Le Zoo des Vedettes.

GUITRY, Sacha.

Elles et Toi.

First edition. One of the 300 first copies, signed by the author. Presentation copy to Marc Gilbert Sauvageon, French playwright, screenwriter and director.

PERET, Benjamin.

Main forte.

First edition.Collection of the surrealist poet Benjamin Peret (1899-1959) illustrated by Victor Brauner.

COCTEAU, Jean.

La Crucifixion.

First edition.One of the 25 on Chine paper.

GASZTOLD, Carmen Bernos de.

Eparses.

First edition.One of 180 numbered exemplar on Rives, our n°LXFirst collection of poems published by Carmen Bernos de Gasztold (1919-1995), illustrated by her brother Pierre de Gasztold. Nice drawing signed with dedication by Pierre de Gasztold.

[COMITE NATIONAL DES ECRIVAINS] MALHERBE, Henry || CLAUDEL, Paul || ARAGON, Louis.

Un Village de France.

LONGUS || TOUCHAGES, Louis.

Daphnis et Chloé.

Very beautiful illustration of this classic of ancient literature by Louis Touchages. Copy n°1 printed on pure Auvergne rag by hand, accompanied by a suite in black of illustrations on pure vellum and an original watercolor, first paper printed in 21 copies.

TOUCHAGUES, Louis || ARNOUX, Alexandre.

Nus. Vingt cuivres gravés par Touchagues.

Copy printed for Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (1909-1985).

GENET, Jean || PICQ, Emile.

Chants secrets.

First edition limited to 400 copies.

STENDHAL.

Le Rouge et le Noir.

Artist's copy signed by illustrator Sylvain Sauvage, is one of 25 copies reserved for collaborators among the 50 including the suite of prints off-print and an original sketch signed by the artist.Very nice illustration of this classic by Stendhal.

PAULHAN, Jean.

Clef de la Poésie.

NERVAL, Gérard de || MOREAU, Luc Albert.

Les Chimères.

First edition of illustrations.28 lithographs in black by Luc-Albert Moreau (1882-1948) painter and illustrator friend of Colette, Daragnès and Ravel.One of the 175 copies on Vélin blanc du marais, ours n°75.

TESSONNEAU, Rémy.

Joseph Joubert éducateur d'après des documents inédits (1754-1824).

Joseph Joubert, a moralist from the beginning of the 19th century, was part of Chateaubriand's circle of friends.we attach:JOUBERT, Letters and Thoughts, Paris, Grasset, 1954360 pages and 4 portrait and 1 facsimile of a letter - Binding similar to the previous one.

ELUARD, Paul.

Poésie et Vérité 1942.

Second edition.One of the numbered copies on Vélin (ours n°771). "Freedom" Eluard's most famous poem, written during the Second World War in reaction to the German occupation:"On the sand, on the snowI write your name…" Presentation copy to Aimé Blanc signed by Eluard.

MERIMEE, Prosper || TRAYNIER, Jean.

Colomba.

First edition of the illustrations.One of the 24 copies with double set of plates and 1 copper matrix, ours n°13.

MARTIN DU GARD, Maurice.

Deux lettres autographes signées.

Autograph letter signed by Maurice Martin du Gard (1896-1970), letter to an unknown recipient in which he evokes the release of "My friend Sacha Guitry" therefore in 1941.attached, a bill to take date.

FARRÈRE, Claude.

Le grand Drame de l'Asie.

First edition. Our copy (n°42 / 73) on Alfa paper.

GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von || COLLOT, André.

Faust - Le Second Faust. Illustré par A. Collot.

LOTI, Pierre.

Ramuntcho.

Beautiful edition illustrated by Pierre Brissaud.

LANNES, Roger.

Les Voyageurs étrangers.

First edition.Numbered copy on Hollande Pannekoek (n°9/30) first luxury paper.

LOTI, Pierre.

First edition.
One of the 22 on Hollande, second paper after 16 on Japon.

First edition limited to only 50 copies.
One of the 7 on Japon paper.

Very beautiful illustration of this classic of ancient literature by Gustave Doré

Copy n°1 printed on pure Auvergne rag by hand, accompanied by a suite in black of illustrations on pure vellum and an original watercolor, first paper printed in 21 copies.

First edition of illustrations.
21 color lithographs by Daragnès including 10 full-page.
One of the 200 copies on Lana paper, ours n°184.

Edition illustrated by Valdo Barbey.

One the 515 copies on Vélin de Rives paper, ours n°172.

First edition.
One of the 300 first copies, signed by the author.
Presentation copy to Marc Gilbert Sauvageon, French playwright, screenwriter and director.

First edition.
Collection of the surrealist poet Benjamin Peret (1899-1959) illustrated by Victor Brauner.

First edition.
One of the 25 on Chine paper.

First edition.
One of 180 numbered exemplar on Rives, our n°LX
First collection of poems published by Carmen Bernos de Gasztold (1919-1995), illustrated by her brother Pierre de Gasztold.
Nice drawing signed with dedication by Pierre de Gasztold.

Very beautiful illustration of this classic of ancient literature by Louis Touchages.

Copy n°1 printed on pure Auvergne rag by hand, accompanied by a suite in black of illustrations on pure vellum and an original watercolor, first paper printed in 21 copies.

Artist's copy signed by illustrator Sylvain Sauvage, is one of 25 copies reserved for collaborators among the 50 including the suite of prints off-print and an original sketch signed by the artist.

Very nice illustration of this classic by Stendhal.

First edition of illustrations.
28 lithographs in black by Luc-Albert Moreau (1882-1948) painter and illustrator friend of Colette, Daragnès and Ravel.

One of the 175 copies on Vélin blanc du marais, ours n°75.

Joseph Joubert, a moralist from the beginning of the 19th century, was part of Chateaubriand's circle of friends.

we attach:

JOUBERT, Letters and Thoughts, Paris, Grasset, 1954
360 pages and 4 portrait and 1 facsimile of a letter - Binding similar to the previous one.

Second edition.
One of the numbered copies on Vélin (ours n°771).
"Freedom" Eluard's most famous poem, written during the Second World War in reaction to the German occupation:
"On the sand, on the snow
I write your name…"
Presentation copy to Aimé Blanc signed by Eluard.

First edition of the illustrations.

One of the 24 copies with double set of plates and 1 copper matrix, ours n°13.

Autograph letter signed by Maurice Martin du Gard (1896-1970), letter to an unknown recipient in which he evokes the release of "My friend Sacha Guitry" therefore in 1941.

attached, a bill to take date.

First edition.
Our copy (n°42 / 73) on Alfa paper.

First edition.
Numbered copy on Hollande Pannekoek (n°9/30) first luxury paper.